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Mayo trudged on in silence, kicking the sand

"Seeirl could have done was to offer

to get you a hearing with her old man It was some chore you did for

her, mate!"

"I had to save myself A few irls think of theive a hoot forto

you in the best spirit in the world"

"I know you are, Captain Downs," declared the young"I didn't mean to show bristles to you! I'll try to see

Marston It 'll be a hard stunt But I' !"

"That's the spirit, boy And if you can get in a few kicks where Julius

Marston can see 'eo

any farther with you This is too hard footing for an old waddler like

me Good luck!"

They shook hands and turned their backs on each other with sailor

repression in thein numbed despair how he could

have left Alma Marston within the purlieus of Jersey City, and entered the